Changes to S106 funding

Last updated: 30 August 2018

The scope for seeking new S106 contributions has reduced since new regulations came into effect in April 2015.

No more 'generic' contributions

Under the new regulations, we can no longer seek new contributions based on broad or generic infrastructure types (such as 'community facilities', 'open spaces' or 'play provision for children and teenagers') and decide later on (via S106 priority-setting rounds) how to use them for particular projects.

Specific contributions

New S106 contributions have to be agreed for specific purposes at the time that planning permission is granted. No more than five specific contributions can be collected for any single specific project. If that specific project cannot be taken forward, the specific contribution cannot be used for another purpose.